ClassyPenguin
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How much you think will get me immunity?
Nice, cause its price gouged on Aussie Steam.
1,000 smaller gifts or 1x Wheelman.
The Grim Heaper
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Mahou Tsukai no Yoru, featuring Aoko Aozaki as the main character, who is in a lot of Type-Moon material.
emiranda061288
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hahaha after some time playing dragon's dogma my opinion is that skyrim is a little boring after the first 10 hrs.
If you're going to buy it, wait till tomorrow (25), it'll be 3,79 dollars.
It was yesterday.
I will add you if you promise to play Castlevania
(You don't actually have to play Castlevania)
LOL I will but I have to wait til 4th Jan for free download day so it doesn't count toward my download quota. >_< Cause Australia internet suck and has limited download quota.
NingenJanai
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Two brothers didn't win? disappointed...
Y's Chronicles yay !!! bought !
Y's Chronicles yay !!! bought !
Fleshfeast
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PepsimanVsJoe
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Skyrim for me plays out more like Style Savvy than an Action-RPG.
Acquire clothes, play dress-up, apply make-up, find the perfect lighting, then take a bunch of pictures.
Acquire clothes, play dress-up, apply make-up, find the perfect lighting, then take a bunch of pictures.
VitalNerve
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Are you sherwood?
Done!
SapientWolf
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I won't play any RPG unless it has good combat, and I haven't heard many good things about the combat in Elder Scrolls. Dark Souls is hella awesome though.
corrosivefrost
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VitalNerve
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ramoisdead
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Sure why not. Added. =]
VitalNerve
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Done
GillianSeed79
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Depends on what you want. Brothers and Gone Home will last you a few hours and both are amazing games Gone Home in particular. Skyrim gets a ton of shit, but I put at least 200 hours into it. And this is from someone who hated Oblivion. To each their own I guess. It's great value for whatever the sale is, something like seven bucks or something. I mean, don't go into it expecting Dark Souls or anything. It's not complete shit either. I loved every minute of it even though I played 200 hours of it.
Random Painted HIghway
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corrosivefrost
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Combat in TES games is a strange beast. I've always preferred the stealth/ranged/magic approach because weapon based melee in first person games has never really been something I've thought was well done.
I do tend to like running around the world in third person camera, but this really doesn't seem to work well with combat at all, so I was switching back to first person when I'd enter the fray.
I think with the shouts you can get that Skyrim definitely improves upon the melee stuff found in older TES games such as Oblivion.
In a sense, I think this is why the Fallout games running in a similar engine are better received in terms of combat -- a majority of weapons are ranged in some fashion and the addition of V.A.T.S. allows you to kind of pause and adjust for the wonkiness that is there because the game wasn't designed as an FPS.
All of this said, since combat is not the main focus of the game design in TES games, I tend to push them off into their own genre of WRPG and not compare them to other Action-RPGs -- because there's no way a game centered around exploration is going to have the same refinement of combat as a game that's core design revolves around the combat.
Crimsonsky
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These comments about Skyrim are just saddening. Have you guys not heard of Skyrim or something? Welcome to PC gaming. You are two years too late to care about the main game, really, no one cares. You buy Skyrim, you install a mod manager, install about 200 mods, and then you revel in the glory that is Skyrim.
Nah, it's GAF Plus.
I thought we were calling it Shiny Sparkly GAF Eremine Platinum these days.
Done!
Yes, I can invite you to the indies group if you desire though.
Combat in TES games is a strange beast. I've always preferred the stealth/ranged/magic approach because weapon based melee in first person games has never really been something I've thought was well done.
I think with the shouts you can get that Skyrim definitely improves upon the melee stuff found in older TES games such as Oblivion.
In a sense, I think this is why the Fallout games running in a similar engine are better received in terms of combat -- a majority of weapons are ranged in some fashion and the addition of V.A.T.S. allows you to kind of pause and adjust for the wonkiness that is there because the game wasn't designed as an FPS.
All of this said, since combat is not the main focus of the game design in TES games, I tend to push them off into their own genre of WRPG and not compare them to other Action-RPGs -- because there's no way a game centered around exploration is going to have the same refinement of combat as a game that's core design revolves around the combat.
You're right for the most part. The combat in Skyrim is just there and doesn't get in the way when it is at its best. Sometimes it isn't at it's best, unfortunately. There can definitely be improvements, but it gets the job done as far as I'm concerned. It could certainly be improved but sometimes running around swinging a giant axe like a lunatic is satisfying.
The part where you're wrong is when you say melee first person combat has never been done well. Condemned, Shadow Warrior, and especially today's public enemy #1 Chivalry do amazing first person melee combat. It's certainly rare that it gets done well though.
Heh, that was sort of what I expected out of Trails in the Sky... and it DID hit a hell of a lot closer, but that came off more as "anime done right" rather than the sort of "weeaboo" stuff that makes you want to gouge your eyes out like Star Ocean 4.
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Honestly, neither look like something I'll enjoy. But I'll take your word for it.
VitalNerve
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Honestly, neither look like something I'll enjoy. But I'll take your word for it.
Lol holy crap, how did I miss this post? That is glorious, I guess I better prepare myself for one badass game.
That's the old name. We needed mass appeal. Didn't you get the memo?
oipic
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Cases where flash deals have differed from dailies are rare as hen's teeth - you're safe, go for it.
Thank you for the quick reply. Bought.Cases where flash deals have differed from dailies are rare as hen's teeth - you're safe, go for it.
I did! Didn't you read my suggestion to just add the word "Pony" in there somewhere?
That's what the kids like these days, right?
Im a Manatee
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lets be friends
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198020401602
Invite me to the steam group, please?
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198020401602
Invite me to the steam group, please?
You weren't around for the Pony culling on GAF were you?
I must have been out of town that day.
I didn't like the combat in Morrowind or Oblivion. Haven't tried Skyrim so I can't comment on it. One day I will play DS since gaf has a boner for that game.
PC Gaming? Yeah right, like that is going to last.
Yep that's me.
corrosivefrost
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To be fair, the only game of the 3 I've played and finished would be Condemned -- and I don't recall thinking "Amazeballs, the FPS melee combat in this feels right!". Then again, not much stands out for me when recollecting my experience other than my 360 RROD'ing during my playtime as well as the game screwing me out of 1 or 2 achievements that I definitely should have had.
I have Shadow Warrior and played around with it a little, but I'm not a keyboard/mouse person -- and I haven't gone back to check the game out with a pad yet. Maybe it does do it well.
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